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Monday, May 22, 2017

How to Fix Searching and Indexing issue and Rebuild the Index

Searching feature in windows is one of the greatest advantage.It lets you access your files quickly and easily without you peeping into different folders one by one.It very useful when you have forgot the place of the file or the exact name of the file.Have you ever wondered how this search option is powered or built.It is actually built or powered by Indexing in Windows just like an index of a book.But here in windows you can choose the location to include or exclude in indexing.Or you can delete or add entry or remove old unavailable entry or rebuild the whole index to optimize the search feature for enabling the fast searching.

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What is Index?

A collection of detailed information about the files on your computer.
Windows uses the index to perform very fast searches on your computer. Here are some advanced indexing settings you can change.

What files are indexed?

By default, all of the most common files on your computer are indexed. Indexed locations include all folders included in libraries (anything you see in the Documents library, for example), e?mail, and offline files. Files that arent indexed include program files and system files—files that most people rarely need to search.

Can I index my entire computer so all searches are fast?

You shouldnt do this. If you make the index too large, or if you include system file locations (such as the Program Files folder), your routine searches will slow down. For best search results, we recommend that you only add folders that you search frequently to enable fast searching.

What if Im using Windows Server 2008 R2?

You might need to install the File Services role on your computer before all search and indexing options are available. You can do this from the Server Manager console. To open the console, click Start, type Server Manager into the search box, and then click Server Manager. For more information about installing the File Services role, in the Server Manager console toolbar, click Roles, and then click Roles Summary Help.

How to fix Searching and Indexing issue

1. To add a file type to the index

If you use an unusual file type thats not currently recognized by the index, you can add it to the index so you can search in Windows by that file type.

Open Indexing Options from control panel.
Click Advanced.

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In the Advanced Options dialog box, click the File Types tab.
In the Add new extension to list box, type the file name extension (for example, "txt"), and then click Add to enable searching the file type.

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Click Index Properties Only or Index Properties and File Contents, and then click OK.After this method you should be able to search the added file type.

2. To rebuild the index

The index requires almost no maintenance. However, if the index cant find a file that you know exists in an indexed location, you might need to rebuild the index. Rebuilding the index can take several hours, and searches might be incomplete until the index is fully rebuilt.

Go to Control panel and then open Indexing Options.
Click Advanced.

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In the Advanced Options dialog box, click the Index Settings tab, and then click Rebuild. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

3. To index encrypted files for searching encrypted files too

Before you add encrypted files to the index, we recommend that you have Windows BitLocker (or a non-Microsoft encryption program) enabled on your system drive (the drive that Windows is installed on).

Note:Windows BitLocker is only included in Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 Ultimate.

Note that the index will automatically rebuild each time this setting is changed. This can take a long time, and might cause searches to be incomplete until the process is complete.

Go to Control panel and then open Indexing Options.
Click Advanced. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
In the Advanced Options dialog box, click the Index Settings tab, select the Index encrypted files check box, and then click OK. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Notes
Although you can use a non-Microsoft program to encrypt your system drive, non-Microsoft file encryption programs are not supported. Windows only supports files encrypted using Encrypting File System (EFS).

EFS is only included in Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Professional, and Windows 7 Ultimate.

If you add encrypted files to the index and youre not using full-volume encryption for the location of the index, encrypted data from your files for example, text from an encrypted Microsoft Word document will be added to the index and will be available for searching. The index is obscured so that its not easily readable if someone tries to open the index files, but it doesnt have strong data encryption. If someone were to gain access to your computer, they could extract your data from the index. Therefore, the location of the index should also be encrypted to help protect your indexed data.

4. To index words with and without diacritics as different words

If you commonly use diacritics (small signs added to letters to change the pronunciation of words) in your file and folder names, you can configure the index to recognize words with diacritics differently. By default, Windows recognizes diacritics according to the language version you are using. If you change this setting, all diacritics will be recognized.

The index will automatically be rebuilt each time this setting is changed. This can take a long time and might cause searches to be incomplete until the process is complete.

Click to open Indexing Options.
Click Advanced. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
In the Advanced Options dialog box, click the Index Settings tab.
Under File Settings, select the Treat similar words with diacritics as different words check box, click OK, and then click OK again.

5. To change the location where the index is stored

If you need to free up space on a hard disk, you can change the location of the index. If you change this location, the Windows Search service will automatically be restarted, and the change will not go into effect until the restart is complete.

Click to open Indexing Options.
Click Advanced. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
In the Advanced Options dialog box, click the Index Settings tab.

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Under Index location, click Select new, click a new location, click OK, and then click OK again.

Note
When you change the index location, you should choose a location on a non-removable hard disk that is formatted using the NTFS file system.

What does it mean when I see a message that search results might be incomplete?

It means that the files are still being indexed. To perform fast and accurate searches, Windows collects information about files on your computer. This information is stored in the index. Periodically, Windows needs to update the index. If you perform a search while the index is being updated, the results might be out of date.

What does it mean when I see a message that a location cant be searched or theres no media present in the search location?

Theres a problem searching one or more of your selected locations. Usually thats because youve selected a network location or a device thats not currently connected to your computer. Its also possible that youve selected a removable media device with no media (such as a memory card or a CD) in the device. Check your locations, and then try the search again.

How do I troubleshoot problems with searching and indexing?

If you are experiencing problems with searching, such as unusually slow searches or incomplete search results,or no search results at all run the Search and Indexing troubleshooter to see if it can diagnose the problem.

Go to control panel and open Troubleshooting.
Click on System and Security.

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Now Click on Search and Indexing.
Its gonna ask the problem you are facing so select the problems and click next to troubleshoot and fix.

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Depending on the severity of the problem, the Search and Indexing troubleshooter might need to restart the Windows Search service.After the Windows search service it restarted it might take few minutes to enable searching feature.

Here is a list that troubleshooter checks and fix

Incorrect permissions on Windows Search directories

Issue not present

When permissions on the Windows Search data directories are set incorrectly, the search service might not be able to access or update the computers search index. This can result in slow searches or incomplete search results.

Search Filter Host process failed

Issue not present

Problems with the Search Filter Host might indicate errors in the Windows Search service, which can cause searches to fail or return incomplete search results.

Windows Search service shut down unexpectedly

Issue not present

When the Windows Search service is forcibly shut down while performing maintenance, searches might fail or return incomplete search results.

Windows Search service shut down unexpectedly

Issue not present

When the Windows Search service is forcibly shut down, searches might fail or return incomplete search results.

Windows Search service not running

Issue not present

When the Windows Search service is not running, searches might be slower, and you might not be able to find all items.

Windows Search service failed

Issue not present

Problems with the Windows Search service can cause searches to fail or return incomplete search results.

Search Protocol Host process failed

Issue not present

Problems with the Search Protocol Host might indicate errors in the Windows Search service, which can cause searches to fail or return incomplete search results.

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How to fix Print Queue print spooler or printer driver issue

Each print server ( Computer which has Printer driver installed ) has a single print spooler service, which manages all the print jobs and print queues on that server.Print spooler service is a service which gives the print command to printer. It is manage the multiple print commands and gives to the print one by one when last print is done. Printer spooler service works with two system files spoolss.dll / spoolsv.exe and one Print spooler service but to keep print spooler service ups and running you must also have two dependencies services running which are RPC and Upnp.

Symptoms.

One of following error may occurs when give the print command.

Local print spooler is not running. please restart the spooler.
Print spooler is not working.
Print spooler won’t start.
Printer spooler service can’t start.
Print Spooler service getting the error message while printing.
Says, start the print spooler service first, then try to print again.
Spooler Sub -System App has encountered a problem & needs to close.
Operation could not be completed. The print spooler service is not running.
Print Spooler Error 1068 – The Dependency Service Can’t Start.
Operation could not be completed. The print spooler service is not running.
Spooler subsystem app has encountered a problem and needs to close.
Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start

Causes

There are lots of causes of “print spooler is not working” issue. Actually, most of the Viruses and Trojans does target the “print spooler service” to corrupt. they can also corrupt the registry of print spooler service because Print spooler service is only the one service which will effect most of the users who use the printer. Users wants to take print out however they getting the error message “Print spooler service has stopped please restart the service, the local print spooler is not running. please restart the spooler”.

Batch file Commands
net stop spooler
del /F /q %SYSTEMROOT%system32spoolPRINTERS*.*
net start spooler

Fix It yourself Manually
Solution 1
1. Stop the Print spooler service in command line

Click on start and expand allprograms and then got to “accessories” here you will see command prompt, right click on command prompt and then choose the option “run as Administrator“, a black command line will be opened.
Now type the following command in the command line.
Type net start spooler without quotes and look carefully what message you have.
If it is Error 1068 "The dependency service or group failed to start" then type the following in the same window: sc config spooler depend= RPCSS (there must be a space after "=" but not before it.)
If it is "The required service has been already started" or "The print spooler service started successfully" but you still get error when trying to print - go next.

2. Remove your old printer drivers, then stop print spooler service.
3. Locate spooler files spoolsv.exe and spoolss.dll in system32 folder.

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4. Download these files from dll archive site from the web or copy from your friends PC.Replace both the files in system32 folder with downloaded ones.

5.Delete the files which are in spool>>printers folder,

Open this following path
c:windowssystem32spoolprinters
Then delete all the files which are located in spool>>printers folder.

6.
6. Start the print spooler service in command line and install latest drivers downloaded from the web.

Click on start and expand all programs and then got to “accessories” here you will see command prompt, right click on command prompt and then choose the option “run as Administrator“, a black command line will be opened.
Start>>All programs>>Accessories>>Command Prompt.exe
Now type the following command in the command line
Net start spooler

Solution 2
1. First stop the Print spooler service in services page.
Do right click on my computer icon and then click on manage, a windows will be opened, now find and click on services & application then click on services now in the right pane you will see print spooler service now click twice on that (Double click) and then click on STOP button.
2. Delete the files which are in spool>>printers folder

Open this following path
C:windowssystem32spoolprinters
Delete all the files which are located in spool>>printers folder.

3. Start the service in services page
Do right click on my computer icon and then click on manage, a windows will be opened, now find and click on services & application then click on services now in the right pane you will see print spooler service now click twice on that (Double click) and then click on START button.

Step 2: Delete the spool printer and driver files

In safe mode, delete the spool printer and driver files. To do this, start Microsoft Windows Explorer, and then delete all the files and the folders in the following two folders (where C: is the drive where Windows XP is installed):
C:WindowsSystem32SpoolPrinters
C:WindowsSystem32SpoolDriversw32x86

Step 3: Edit the registry

Warning: Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

First, remove the Windows NT subkeys

Remove the potentially problematic registry entries for Windows NT x86 service subkeys. These may have been installed by third-party printer setup programs and may be interfering with the print spool service. Follow these steps to keep the drivers, print spools, and registry entries that were included with Windows and to remove all other drivers, print spools, and registry entries that may be causing issues.
Start Registry Editor. To do this, click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
Locate and expand the following registry key to view the list of subkeys (subfolders):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPrintEnvironmentsWindows NT x86
In the subkey list, there should only be the following subkeys:
Drivers
Print Processors
If there are any subkeys other than the subkeys that are listed in step 2, follow these steps:
On the File menu, click Export.
In the File Name box, type the name that you want to use for this key, such as WindowsNTx86regkey, and then click Save.

You can use this backup of the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPrintEnvironmentsWindows NT x86
registry key to restore the key if you experience any issues after you complete this procedure.
Delete all the subkeys other than the subkeys that are listed in step 2. To do this, right-click each subkey that is not displayed on the list, and then click Delete. Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the deletion.

Second, remove registry entries for the default print monitors

Remove the potentially problematic print monitor subkeys that may be interfering with the printer that you want to use. These may have been installed by third-party printer setup programs. Follow these steps to keep the print monitors and registry entries that were included with Windows and to remove all other print monitors and registry entries that may be causing issues.

1. Start Registry Editor if it is not already open. To do this, click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then expand the following registry key to view the list of subkeys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPrintMonitors
In the list of subkeys, there should only be the following subkeys for the default print monitors:

BJ Language Monitor
Local Port
PJL Language Monitor
Standard TCP/IP Port
USB Monitor

3. If there are any subkeys other than the subkeys that are listed in step 2, follow these steps:

On the File menu, click Export.
In the File Name box, type the name that you want to use for this key, such as Monitorsx86regkey, and then click Save.
You can use this backup of the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPrintMonitors
registry key to restore the key if you experience any issues after you complete this procedure.
Delete all the subkeys other than the subkeys that are listed in step 2. To do this, right-click each subkey that is not displayed on the list, and then click Delete. Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the deletion.

4. Now browse through for the following registry path

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services Spooler
In the right side pane, twice click on the DependOnService value
Erase the current data, and after that type RPCSS only
Close registry editor
Delete any existing jobs in the spool folder (might be one of print job gone corrupt) C:WINDOWSsystem32spoolPRINTERS.
Restart the computer
Exit Registry Editor.

If a printer is attached to the computer, disconnect the printer cable from the computer, and then restart the computer.

Step 4: Install the printer and print a test page

Reconnect the printer cable to the computer, install the printer according to the manufacturer’s instructions, and then try to print a test page.

In Windows XP

Sometimes in Windows Xp this issue could also be related to XPs data execution preventionWhere you need to add the print spooler service to the excluded list.

Go to System Properties>Advanced
Select Performance>Settings
Select Data Execution Prevention
Select Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select
Click Add
Paste this in to the file name box of the window that opens:
C:WINDOWSsystem32spoolsv.exe
Select Open,Select OK when you receive the warning
Select Apply.

And you will be printing again. Good luck.

Tips
Try Microsoft Spooler Fix It - it can redeem some types of spooler errors.
Use HP Print Diagnostic Utility for HP printers.
Small tricks that can help in fixing issue:
press win r on your keyboard
type in "regedit" without quotes
locate this tree node HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesSpooler
to the right-hand side of the window locate “imagepath” icon
double-click on it and type in C:WINDOWSsystem32spoolsv.exe
press enter
reboot

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HyperV 2012 R2 Veeam 9 B R clustered host freezed issue and resolution

On two servers Windows 2012 R2 with Hyper V role installed, SAN and CSV we faced problems with Veeam 9 B&R that freezes single host where B&R was backing up active VM.

(more specifically public lan was unreachable unless hard reset) and only replication lan was working giving us this issue:

1. Host server with problems was reachable via RDP from working host using Replication lan ip/subnet.

2. Cluster was ok but VM that was backing up mode was locked.

3. We was not able to live migrate vm from one host to another or any other action. (shutdown, hard reset....)

Here they are action taken to solve issue other then temporary HyperV freezes hard reset.

Veeam B&R showed that there was missing on both hosts these Microsoft hotfixes (please be aware to take note about patch prerequisites before installation)

Host: XXXXXXX
KB3068444: Resolves an issue where a cluster node experiences a Stop 0xF5 FLTMGR_FILE_SYSTEM when using Shared VHDX. Available for individual download. To apply this update, you must first install the update 2919355 on Windows Server 2012 R2.
Description: Resolves an issue where a cluster node experiences a Stop 0xF5 FLTMGR_FILE_SYSTEM when using Shared VHDX. Available for individual download. To apply this update, you must first install the update 2919355 on Windows Server 2012 R2.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3068444

KB3068445: Resolves an issue where a deadlock or Stop 0x9E occurs on a cluster node when there is a lot of network (SMB) I/O requests to large files (1 TB or more). Includes the fix from 3044457. Available for individual download. To apply this update, you must first install the update 2919355 on Windows Server 2012 R2.
Description: Resolves an issue where a deadlock or Stop 0x9E occurs on a cluster node when there is a lot of network (SMB) I/O requests to large files (1 TB or more). Includes the fix from 3044457. Available for individual download. To apply this update, you must first install the update 2919355 on Windows Server 2012 R2.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3068445

KB3072380: Resolves an issue on a Hyper-V cluster where the heartbeat component times out during a long-running snapshot. The snapshot fails and the VM restarts. Available for individual download. To apply this update, you must first install the update 2919355 on Windows Server 2012 R2.
Description: Resolves an issue on a Hyper-V cluster where the heartbeat component times out during a long-running snapshot. The snapshot fails and the VM restarts. Available for individual download. To apply this update, you must first install the update 2919355 on Windows Server 2012 R2.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3072380

KB3090343: Cluster service stops during the VSS backup in a Windows Server 2012 R2-based Hyper-V cluster.
Description: Resolves an issue an issue that occurs when you use the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) backup on a Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) volume by using a software snapshot provider in Windows Server 2012 R2.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3090343

Meanwhile we verified Firewall status and we verified that Following AV exclusions was working fine.

*.AVHD

*.AVHDX

*.ISO

*.VHD

*.VHDX

C:ClusterStorageVolume1

C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsHyper-V

Vmms.exe

Vmwp.exe

After these actions problem was successfully solved.

Here there is another veeam article (that successfully apply to veeam 9.0 too after veeam support querying)

https://www.veeam.com/kb1838

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How to Fix Problem anybody having an issue with IE9 and facebook

anybody having an issue with IE9 and facebook?

when i play the games on facebook (frontierville,farmville etc) it plays fine except i cant post items to the newsfeed the window never comes up :(

Anwsers to the Problem anybody having an issue with IE9 and facebook?

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I seem to have found the fix for people having this problem with IE 9.
Here is what needs to be done:
Click on the Settings cogwheel on the top right hand side of the IE 9 screen
Then click on Internet Options
Click on Security Settings
Click on Custom Level button
Go right down all the settings, which is a fair way down the page, to Display Mixed Content.
Click Enable
Apply and OK
This fixed my problems with the Facebook Zynga games.
Hope this helps!

In this method we will try to Boot in Safe mode with Networking and see if the error still persists.

Search "MSCONFIG" and Open.
Click on Boot Tab
Tick Safe Boot in Boot Option
Select Network.
Click Apply and OK.
Reboot your System.

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Monday, May 22, 2017